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Damage or Injury thereto, hovjsoever such Damage or Injury may he 

 caused, Collision, Stranding, or other Peril of the Seas, Rivers, or 

 Navigation, of whatever nature or kind soever, and hoivsoever such 

 Collision, Stranding, or other Peril may be caused, ivith liberty in 

 the event of the said Steamer putting back into any port, or otherwise 

 being prevented from any cause from proceeding in the ordinary 

 course of her voyage, to transhij) the Goods by any other Steamer 

 belonging to or chartered by the Leith and Rotterdavi Steam Shipping 

 Company, and with liberty to sail with or loithout Pilots, and to tow 

 and assist Vessels in all situations'\, unto 



or to liis or their Assigns, Freight, Charges, &.c., for the said Goods 

 being payable by Consignees as per Margin, with Primage and 

 Average accustomed. In "Witness whereof, the Master or Agent of 

 the said Ship hath affirmed to One Eill of Lading, of this tenor and 

 date, the one of Avhich Bills being accomplished, the others to stand 

 void. 



In the event of the Steamer being prevented by ice, blockade, or 

 the hostile act of any Power, from reaching her destined port, the 

 Master reserves the liberty of either landing her cargo at the nearest 

 unblockaded port he can reach with safety, or of bringing her cargo 

 back to port of shipment ; in either case at Consignees' risk and 

 expense, but charging Outward Freight only. Landing and trans- 

 shipping expenses to be paid by Consignees. The Ship and Owners 

 are not liable for any negligence, default, or error in judgment of the 

 Pilot, Master, Mariners, Engineers, or others of the Crew, in navi- 

 gating the Ship. 



Freight payable on weight delivered.* Double Freight will be 

 charged when Goods are found to weigh more than stated on Bills of 

 Lading, Consignees paying freight and weighing expenses on all over- 

 weight found. 



Steamer not to be responsible for any delay to Cargo caused by 

 Strikes, Lock-outs, or combinations of Officers, Engineers, Crew, Dock 

 Labourers, Stevedores, Lightermen, or any other hands connected 

 with the loading or discharge of the Steamer. 



* Instead of this the following is common : — 



Freight on live Stock payable on the number of animals embarked, without 

 regard to and irrespective of the number loaded, and the owners of the vessel are 

 not to be responsible for any general or other average contribution based on the 

 destruction of such live Stock by jettison, or by any other cause ordinarily (.dving 

 rise to a claim for average contribution, or for accident, injury, or death arising 

 from any other cause whatever. 



